CANADIAN LOYALTY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1060, 24 February 1911, Page 5

CANADIAN LOYALTY.

:— $-*•- FORMALLY AFFIRMED. RESOLUTION IN PARLIAMENT, By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright. ~ (Reo. Feb. 24. 0.35 a.m.) . , Ottawa, February 23. The Canadian Parliament has formally deolared its loyally to Great Britain. Tho ' Ft'onoh-Cantidiau ' group moved that the House, being wishful to dispel thb jiiuest caused by .tho annexation tulk following the reciprocity agreement, emphatically asserts its determination to preserve intact the bonds uniting Canada to the Empire. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, tho Prime Minister, 'wis surprised, but accepted the amendment, which was adopted unanimously. ; Mr. 'Borden, Leader of tho Opposition, expressed his. belief that the American Congress would not accept tho reciprocity proposal on economic grounds but 'for political reasons. .. . Mr. Moiik, the Leader of the Nationalists, charged. Mr. ■ Lenueux, rostmasterGeneral, and Mr. Brodeur, Minister for Marine, with disloyalty to the King. 1 Sir F. W. Borden, Minister for Defence, on behalf of both these Ministers, warmly denied tho charges. AGAINST RECIPROCITY. , .. (Reo. Feb. 24. 0.35 a.m.) Ottawa, February 23. The Manitoba and .Ontario Boards of Trade oppose reciprocity with tho United States. > A NEW OBSTACLE. i New York, February 22. , If the controversy in the United States Parliament oh tho new trade treaty between Japan and the United States, which is acute, becomes moro so, tho Reciprocity Agreement between Canada and tho United; States ts not likely to be reached this session. ; \ :\ • " • ? DEATH-KNELL OF FREE-TRADE. Berlin, February 22. ~ The Hamburg journal :"Fremdenblatt" says the United States-Canadian Agreement will sound the death-knell of Freetrade as soon as England realises, that Canada's action will prpbably be followed by the other Dominions.